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2008 TOWN ELECTION
Here are the results of the town elections, held Tuesday, 11 March 2008. Polls were open from 10:00am to 7:00pm at Town Offices (lower level).
Town Meeting will be held on Saturday, 15 March 2008. Click here to see the warrant articles.
To see the results from previous years, click on the following links:
- 2006: Election, Town Meeting
- 2005: Election, Town Meeting
- 2004: Election, Town Meeting
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TOWN OFFICES
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1201 voters on the checklist; 360 ballots cast | ||
| Selectman for 3 years (1 opening) |
William McAuley Gary Slamin |
224 109 |
| Treasurer (3 years) (1 opening) |
Ronald Reimer | 310 |
| Town Clerk (3 years) (1 opening) |
Elaine McClary | 343 |
| Tax Collector (3 years) (1 opening) |
Elaine McClary | 342 |
| Library Trustee for 3 years (1 opening) |
Andrew Paul | 317 |
| Trustee of Trust Funds for 3 years (1 opening) |
Henry Kunhardt | 317 |
| Public Assistance Administrator for 1 year (1 opening) |
Phyllis Naegeli | 325 |
| Supervisor of the Checklist (6 years) (1 opening) |
Carol Ireland | 338 |
| Cemetery Commission for 3 years (1 opening) |
Betsy Wiederhold | 308 |
| Planning Board for 3 years (2 openings) |
Sarah Hibbard Pyle Michael J. Tartalis Benjamin A. Watson |
197 150 269 |
| Fire Ward for 1 year (5 openings) |
David Kullgren Lawrence Kullgren Richard Leavitt Brian Delahanty Aaron Eder-Linell Kevin Holdredge |
293 291 244 299 204 178 |
| ConVal School District Officer (1 Opening) |
Stewart Brock | 320 |
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TOWN WARRANT ARTICLES
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| Article 2: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 1 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Francestown zoning ordinance as follows: Amend Article II-A, Conservation Overlay Districts to require that the Zoning Board of Adjustment provide notice to the Conservation Commission of all Applications for Variance when the land affected is located within an overlay district. The Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of this article. |
Yes | 248 |
| No | 54 | |
| Article 3: (By Official Ballot) Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 2 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Francestown zoning ordinance as follows: Article II-A, Conservation Overlay Districts: make minor amendments to update the language of and correct inconsistencies in the ordinance. The Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of this article. |
Yes | 256 |
| No | 47 | |
| ARTICLE 4: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 3 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Francestown zoning ordinance as follows: Amend Article IV Signs to more clearly define Directional Signs, and to establish guidelines for their content, size and lighting. The Planning Board voted 4-3 in favor of this article. |
Yes | 171 |
| No | 125 | |
| ARTICLE 5: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 4 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Francestown zoning ordinance as follows: Amend Article V Open Space Development to: prohibit backland lots within an open space development, set a maximum setback for structures within a lot, increase the development perimeter setback, eliminate a 60% density bonus, and require that lot sizes be adequate to provide for emergency access and to support adequate well and septic systems. The Planning Board voted 6-1 in favor of this article. |
Yes | 221 |
| No | 80 | |
| ARTICLE 6: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 5 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Francestown zoning ordinance as follows: Amend Article VIII Definitions to clarify the definitions of “Frontage” to ensure that frontage for a lot has the capacity to provide access to the lot, and to add a definition for “Natural Ground Cover”. The Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of this article. |
Yes | 233 |
| No | 71 | |
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SCHOOL DISTRICT WARRANT ARTICLES
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1201 voters on the checklist; 360 ballots cast | ||||||||||
| Article 1: Shall the Contoocook Valley School District raise and appropriate as a gross operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately, the amounts set forth on the budget posted with the warrant or as amended by vote of the first session, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling $42,411,821? Should this article be defeated, the default budget shall be $41,992,419 which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the Contoocook Valley School District or by law; or the governing body may hold one special meeting, in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI, to take up the issue of a revised gross operating budget only. (The ConVal School Board RECOMMENDS adoption of this article.) | Yes | 209 | ||||||||
| No | 138 | |||||||||
| Article 2: Shall the Contoocook Valley School District 1.) raise and appropriate the sum of up to $50,000 to be added to the Contoocook Valley School District Building Capital Reserve Fund, as previously established pursuant to the provisions of RSA 35:1-c, and 2.) authorize the transfer of such amount from the year-end undesignated fund balance available on July 1, 2008? (This amount represents up to $50,000 from the June 30, 2008 general fund surplus.) (The ConVal School Board designates this article as a SPECIAL warrant article and c adoption of this article.) | Yes | 202 | ||||||||
| No | 137 | |||||||||
| Article 3: Shall the Contoocook Valley School District 1.) raise and appropriate the sum of up to $50,000 to be added to the Special Education Trust Fund, as previously established pursuant to the provisions of RSA 198:20-c, and 2.) authorize the transfer of such amount from the undesignated fund balance available on July 1, 2008? (This amount represents up to $50,000 from the June 30, 2008 general fund surplus.) (The ConVal School Board designates this article as a SPECIAL warrant article and RECOMMENDS adoption of this article.) | Yes | 201 | ||||||||
| No | 137 | |||||||||
| Article 4: Shall the Contoocook Valley School District appoint the salaries of the School Board and fix the compensation of any other officers or agents of the District as follows: School Board Chair, $1500; each member, $1000; Treasurer, $2,000; Moderator, $100? (The ConVal School Board RECOMMENDS adoption of this article.) | Yes | 205 | ||||||||
| No | 133 | |||||||||
| Article 5:
Shall the Contoocook Valley School District vote to amend the Articles of Agreement among the School District towns of Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon and Temple as follows: (Submitted by Petition. 2/3 Vote Required) Article 8a. to amend the sentence from “Fifty percent (50%) on the average daily membership of the pupils in public schools residing in each pre-existing district of the Cooperative School District during the second preceding fiscal year as determined by the State Department of Revenue Administration” to read: “Fifty percent (50%) on the enrollment of pupils in public schools residing in each pre-existing district of the Cooperative School District on October 1st of the current fiscal year as determined by the Cooperative District.” (The ConVal School Board does not RECOMMEND adoption of this article.) |
Yes | 115 | ||||||||
| No | 170 | |||||||||
| Article 6:
Shall the Contoocook Valley School District vote to amend the Articles of Agreement among the School District towns of Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon and Temple as follows: (Submitted by Petition. 2/3 Vote Required) Article 5 to amend the sentence “Elementary schools shall be maintained in Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough and Temple” to read: “The ConVal School Board will determine the location and number of elementaries needed to adequately and efficiently serve the district.” (The ConVal School Board does not RECOMMEND adoption of this article.) |
Yes | 108 | ||||||||
| No | 205 | |||||||||
Article 7:
Shall the Contoocook Valley School District approve the Fact Finder’s Report and Recommendations dated January 7, 2008, relative to negotiations between the Contoocook Valley School Board and Contoocook Valley Education Association which calls for the following increases in salaries and benefits:
and further raise and appropriate the sum of $785,539 for the 2008-2009 fiscal year, such sum representing additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries and benefits over those of the appropriation at current staffing levels paid in the 2007-2008 fiscal year. (The ConVal School Board does not RECOMMEND adoption of this article.) |
Yes | 168 | ||||||||
| No | 210 | |||||||||
| Article 8: Shall the Contoocook Valley School District, if Article 7 is defeated, authorize the Contoocook Valley School Board to call one special meeting, at its option, to address Article 7 cost items only? | Yes | 198 | ||||||||
| No | 133 | |||||||||
| Article 9: Shall the Contoocook Valley School District accept the reports of Agents, Auditors, Committees, and Officers chosen? | Yes | 277 | ||||||||
| No | 55 | |||||||||